Government is only ‘picking winners’ in removing JobKeeper payment

The government is removing the JobKeeper wage subsidy too quickly as it leaves behind thousands of workers who are not yet back at pre-pandemic levels, according to Australian Council of Trade Unions President Michele O’Neil. “For some people there is a recovery but for many people – and its mainly low income workers and people in regional parts of Australia - there is not a recovery yet in place and we still haven’t got through this pandemic,” she told Sky News. “Really the government is saying they’re picking winners, they’re saying ‘well it’s ok for some’ and they’re abandoning many, many thousands of workers and the small businesses they work in. “We can’t pretend that everything is back to normal because that is just not the truth and it’s important that we have a recovery that’s a fair one. “We’ve got to make sure it’s fair, make sure it’s even and not just have recovery for some.”

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